2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–14 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Blunt
  • Marty Richter
  • Matt Woodley
Home arenaKnapp Center
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa144 .778256  .806
Loyola Chicago135 .7222111  .656
Indiana State117 .6111812  .600
Bradley117 .6112311  .676
Southern Illinois108 .5561616  .500
Missouri State99 .5001617  .485
Valparaiso99 .5001916  .543
Drake810 .4442014  .588
Illinois State513 .2781021  .323
Evansville018 .000923  .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Darian DeVries. They played their home games at Knapp Center on campus in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Illinois State and Northern Iowa to advance to the semifinals of the MVC tournament where they lost to Bradley.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the previous season 24–10 (12–6 MVC) to share of MVC regular season championship with Loyola–Chicago. The shared title was the Bulldogs' first since the 2007–08 season. After falling in the MVC tournament semifinals, they received a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brady Ellingson24G6'4"193RS SeniorMenomonee Falls, WIGraduated.
Matt Gray13F6'8"224FreshmanOrange, AustraliaTransferred to Salt Lake Community College.
Nick McGlynn35F6'8"244SeniorStoughton, WIGraduated.
Nick Norton20G5'10"166RS SeniorBloomington, ILGraduated.
Luke Vaske10G6'0"182FreshmanNorwalk, IAWalk-on; didn't return.

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Brady Ernst31F6'10"230Redshirt SeniorClinton, IATransferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Was eligible to play immediately since he graduated from FGCU.
Jonah Jackson20G6'3"210JuniorMerrillville, INJunior college transferred from John A. Logan College.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joseph Yesufu
#49 PG
Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Nate Ferguson
PF
Lemont, IL Lemont High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Aug 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Issa Samake
PF
Des Moines, Iowa Grand View Christian School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Okay Djamgouz
G
Toronto, Canada London Basketball Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

Roster

2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 D. J. Wilkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) RS SoFlorida Southwestern State
Merrillville
Merrillville, IN
G 1 Samm Jones (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS JrNorthwestern
De La Salle
Minneapolis, MN
F 2 Tremell Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrFlorida Southwestern State
Griffith
Griffith, IN
G 3 Garrett Sturtz (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoNewton Newton, IA
G 4 Anthony Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrFlorida Southwestern State
Griffith
Griffith, IN
G 10 Okay Djamgouz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrLondon Basketball Academy Toronto Canada
F 11 Antonio Pilipovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) SrRheinStars Köln Cologne, Germany
G 12 Roman Penn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoSiena
Bishop Noll
Calumet City, IL
F 13 Issa Samake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrGrand View Christian Des Moines, IA
G 14 Noah Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)163 lb (74 kg) Jr22 Ft Academy Sydney, Australia
G 20 Jonah Jackson 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrJohn A. Logan College
Merrillville
Merrillville, IN
F 21 Liam Robbins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoAssumption Davenport, IA
G/F 22 Andrew Barrett (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoAlleman Rock Island, IL
G 23 Joseph Yesufu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
F 24 Nate Ferguson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrLemont Lemont, IL
G 25 Connor Gholson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) RS SoNewton Newton, IA
F 31 Brady Ernst 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)244 lb (111 kg) RS SrFlorida Gulf Coast
Clinton
Clinton, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019*
12:00 pm
Upper Iowa W 95–88 
Knapp Center (2,388)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 86–55  1–0
Knapp Center (2,780)
Des Moines, IA
Nov 11, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 59–81  1–1
Fifth Third Arena (10,133)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Kansas City W 76–58  2–1
Knapp Center (2,415)
Des Moines, IA
Nov 17, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Simpson W 98–53  3–1
Knapp Center (2,528)
Des Moines, IA
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Lehigh W 74–58  4–1
Knapp Center (2,333)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2019*
12:45 pm, FloSports
vs. Miami (Ohio)
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
L 59–67  4–2
Hertz Arena (563)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Northeastern
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd Round
W 59–56  5–2
Hertz Arena (427)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
12:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th Place Game
W 63–53  6–2
Hertz Arena (653)
Estero, FL
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Milwaukee W 56–53  7–2
Knapp Center (2,373)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 7, 2019*
5:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 78–73  8–2
Knapp Center (2,723)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 14 Dayton L 47–78  8–3
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount Marty W 92–74  9–3
Knapp Center (2,468)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, MWN
at Air Force W 85–80  10–3
Clune Arena (1,791)
Colorado Springs, CO
MVC regular season
Dec 31, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley L 72–80  10–4
(0–1)
Carver Arena (5,416)
Peoria, IL
Jan 4, 2020
5:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Indiana State W 80–76  11–4
(1–1)
Knapp Center (3,490)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 7, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola–Chicago W 65–62  12–4
(2–1)
Knapp Center (3,164)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 61–66  12–5
(2–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,190)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Illinois State W 84–74  13–5
(3–2)
Knapp Center (2,641)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 49–66  13–6
(3–3)
SIU Arena (4,337)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 73–50  14–6
(4–3)
Ford Center (4,913)
Evansville, IN
Jan 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 71–69  15–6
(5–3)
Knapp Center (3,593)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 29, 2020
6:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
at Indiana State L 56–58  15–7
(5–4)
Hulman Center (3,414)
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 72–79  15–8
(5–5)
Knapp Center (4,053)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 5, 2020
8:00 pm, FSMIW/NBCS
Bradley W 73–60  16–8
(6–5)
Knapp Center (3,328)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 73–83  16–9
(6–6)
McLeod Center (6,497)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 62–97  16–10
(6–7)
JQH Arena (3,185)
Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 85–80  17–10
(7–7)
Knapp Center (4,067)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Valparaiso W 77–75 OT 18–10
(8–7)
Knapp Center (3,783)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 22, 2020
3:30 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
at Illinois State L 53–57  18–11
(8–8)
Redbird Arena (5,063)
Normal, IL
Feb 25, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSC
at Loyola–Chicago L 60–64  18–12
(8–9)
Gentile Arena (3,358)
Chicago, IL
Feb 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa L 43–70  18–13
(8–10)
Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
MVC tournament
March 5, 2020
6:05 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
(8) vs. (9) Illinois State
First round
W 75–65  19–13
Enterprise Center (5,212)
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2020
12:05 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
(8) vs. (1) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 77–56  20–13
Enterprise Center (7,399)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2020
2:35 pm, CBSSN
(8) vs. (4) Bradley
Semifinals
L 66–76  20–14
Enterprise Center (8,145)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

    References

    1. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.
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